Romney anunciará entre 11 y 13 millones; Paul, 5 millones

Es lo que adelanta el Boston Globe a un día del cierre del tercer cuarto del año.

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is on pace to raise between $11 million and $13 million for the latest fund-raising quarter, a haul that would be much lower than the $18.2 million haul he brought in during the previous three months, according to a source familiar with the campaign’s finances.

Romney’s strong performance in a trio of recent debates had helped his fund-raising by motivating his existing supporters, but it was not enough to move some of the fence-sitters over to his camp, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the campaign has not publicly released its numbers yet.

(...) Romney aides have predicted that his top campaign rival – Texas Governor Rick Perry – will raise more than he will, even though Perry has been in the race for only six weeks.

(...) Representative Ron Paul, the Texas Republican, is planning to report at least $5 million, according to campaign manager Jesse Benton.

(...) Romney raised $18.2 million during the first fund-raising period after he announced his candidacy in the spring. That was far more than any of his rivals.

But it appears that Romney will be behind the pace that he set during his first presidential campaign, in 2008, when the former Massachusetts governor was relatively unknown on the national stage and was competing with a strong field of fundraisers.

It’s a signal either that the down economy is causing donors to contribute less, or that the GOP financiers are still not sold on Romney.

During the first six months of his last campaign, he raised $35 million and also loaned himself $8.8 million. During the first six months of this campaign, he appears on pace to raise about $31 million. The millionaire former venture capitalist hasn’t loaned himself any money during this campaign, and won’t do so this quarter, according to Gitcho.

Independent outside groups have also been raising money for both Romney and Perry and are expected to play a major role in the primary race. An outside group dedicated to helping Romney, Restore our Future PAC, reported raising $10 million during the first six months of this year.